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Design Thinking Course | HBS Online

courses from HBS Online because they’re either directly applicable to my career (like this course) or can help me get to where I want to be. This particular course has been the best among them all." Yashvardhan Gusani Design Thinking and... View Details

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Online Learning Model | HBS Online

coursework on your own time while meeting regular deadlines to ensure you’re progressing through the course in step with your peers and taking full advantage of every networking and social learning opportunity. This isn’t your typical... View Details

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Your Social Entrepreneurship checklist | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

The Social Enterprise Initiative has long supported students and alumni starting organizations with a social impact focus. Our curriculum, career support, community building, and funding supports students in exploring social... View Details

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Actions Organizations Can Take to Communicate Their Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging - Recruiting

employers committed to diversity and inclusion assess their progress to date. What does the staff compositional data look like when broken out by race, ethnicity, gender, and other personal and cultural identifiers? “Think about the... View Details

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Credential of Leadership, Impact, and Management in Business | HBS Online

are learning in your courses as you progress through the CLIMB curriculum. At the end of the program, your work on this project will culminate with the completion of an action plan to address a goal that is applicable to your own View Details

28 Nov 2005
Research & Ideas

Unilever: Transformation and Tradition

but in many other countries also. Its early "localization" policies opened up the most senior positions within operating companies to nationals, enabling Unilever to tap high-quality staff all over the world. Unilever managers were given extensive training,... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products

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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online

schedule and adjust it as necessary, but you’ll need to complete modules within a pre-set timeframe as there are critical elements that require the cohort to progress at a similar rate. Some courses feature required weekly deadlines while... View Details

08 Mar 2022
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Representation Matters: Building Case Studies That Empower Women Leaders

domains. Studies have found that viewing photos of famous female leaders or reading about women in their intended career field empowered women to: Give longer, better speeches that are equal in length to those of male peers. Eliminate... View Details

Keywords: by Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg

14 Jul 2003
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Understaffed and Overworked: What Now?

sure that short-term objectives support long-term goals. Andrus's strategy appears to be working well. She still has her sanity, and her team is moving ahead: "It's been a slow start, but we're making faster progress every month. So... View Details

Keywords: by Paul Michelman

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Considering Retirement - Alumni

Careers Considering Retirement Careers Considering Retirement As you progress through your career, you may be wondering what's next in your path. Whether you're looking to take... View Details

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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

for us—make progress in our lives and careers—and how divorced that progress has become from the progression organizations offer. Participants will leave this “working on... View Details

01 Sep 2023
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Alumni and Faculty Books

Divine By Barry Rowan (MBA 1983) IVP We want the thousands of hours we will work over our lifetime to matter. But how do we know they’re really significant? How do we go from being defined by what we do to having our work become an expression of who we are? There is... View Details

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Strategy Execution Online Course | HBS Online

grades are assigned for Strategy Execution. Participants will either be evaluated as complete or not complete. What materials will I have access to after completing Strategy Execution? + – You will have access to the materials in every prior module as you View Details

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Organizational Leadership Course | HBS Online

still be eligible to complete the course successfully. Please contact the HBS Online Support Team for more information. What materials will I have access to after completing Organizational Leadership? + – You will have access to the materials in every prior module as... View Details

16 Dec 2019
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Taking on the Taboos That Keep Women Out of India's Workforce

regarding female labor force participation were more progressive than those of women in the accounts-only group. Their husbands’ beliefs remained unchanged, but the men’s perceptions of women and work became more progressive—a result... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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Growing on the Job - Alumni

Careers Growing on the Job Careers Growing on the Job You love your organization, but you want to move up. Explore resources to help you get to the next level of your career... View Details

01 Aug 2001
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Richard B. Fisher (MBA '62)

of his first assignments—an analysis of the economic feasibility of a Canadian hydroelectric plant—required him to master the FORTRAN and COBOL programming languages. "Building a computer model was no mean feat in 1962," Fisher recalls. In 1970, he was elected a... View Details

Keywords: Richard B. Fisher; Warren A. Law; Alumni Achievement Award; Finance; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

30 Jun 2021
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The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021

What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details

Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland

03 Jun 2020
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How to Thrive as a Remote Manager and Employee

from your team for what they need to be most productive/engaged Set clear expectations and definitions of success along with systems to track progress to ensure employees can independently and collaborative work towards goals. Utilize... View Details

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